VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES - Voting Rights and Capital
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7 each on the London Stock Exchange from Barclays Capital Securities Limited.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: |
28 February 2013 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
750,000 |
Price per share: |
165.5097p |
Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Since 10 December 2012, Vodafone has purchased 253,650720 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £415,672,434.
Following the above transaction, as at close of business on 28 February 2013, Vodafone held 4,886,910,887 of its ordinary shares in treasury and had 53,820,255,909 ordinary shares in issue (including treasury shares). Each such ordinary share has one vote per share. Vodafone had 48,933,345,022 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
The total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 48,933,345,022. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Vodafone under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
